Master of Applied Finance (Banking/Investing/Managing)
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Master of Applied Finance (Banking/Investing/Managing) |
Abbreviation: |
MAppFin |
Home Faculty: |
Commerce |
Duration: |
1 year or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
48 |
Delivery Mode: |
On Campus |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn/Spring |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
1537 |
CRICOS Code: |
029141D |
Overview
This program is designed for business graduates who wish to substantially develop their advanced, applied and comprehensive knowledge of either banking, investing or managing at the graduate level. The core part of the program provides students with an advanced understanding of financial decision-making in one of three areas. The banking specialisation has a focus on bank management and lending, the investing specialisation addresses investment analysis and portfolio management, and the managing specialisation is concerned with the financial decisions made by corporate managers. In the elective part of the program students can enhance their understanding of finance through the study of corporate finance, banking and lending, investment analysis and portfolio management, international finance, risk management, entrepreneurial finance and statistical methods in finance.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree with a major in finance from a recognised tertiary institution with an average of at least 60%. Applicants with a combination of other university qualifications plus relevant professional experience may also be considered.
Course Requirements
Students are required to undertake the 24 credit points in the Banking, Investing or Managing specialist stream and 24 credit points in electives.
Course Program
Master of Applied Finance (Banking)
Code |
Subject |
Session |
Credit Points |
LAW 970 |
Banking and Financial Institutions Law |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 925 |
Banking Theory and Practice |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 955 |
International Banking |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 956 |
Bank Lending and Securities |
Spring |
6 |
Electives | |||
FIN 922 |
Investment Management |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 924 |
Financial Statement Analysis For Business |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 927 |
Entrepreneurial Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
STAT920 |
Stochastic Methods in Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 923 |
Portfolio Management |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 926 |
Advanced Managerial Finance |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 928 |
Multinational Financial Management |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 957 |
Portfolio Simulation |
Spring |
6 |
ECON940 |
Statistics for Decision Making |
Spring |
6 |
Note: With permission of the Associate Head of School (Finance), students may include FIN987 Special Topic in Finance among the elective subjects.
Master of Applied Finance (Investing)
Code |
Subject |
Session |
Credit Points |
FIN 922 |
Investment Management |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 924 |
Financial Statement Analysis For Business |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 923 |
Portfolio Management |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 957 |
Portfolio Simulation |
Spring |
6 |
Electives | |||
LAW 970 |
Banking and Financial Institutions Law |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 925 |
Banking Theory and Practice |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 927 |
Entrepreneurial Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
STAT920 |
Stochastic Methods in Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 955 |
International Banking |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 956 |
Bank Lending & Securities |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 926 |
Advanced Managerial Finance |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 928 |
Multinational Financial Management |
Spring |
6 |
ECON940 |
Statistics for Decision Making |
Spring |
6 |
Note: With permission of the Associate Head of School (Finance), students may include FIN987 Special Topic in Finance among the elective subjects.
Master of Applied Finance (Managing)
Code |
Subject |
Session |
Credit Points |
FIN 924 |
Financial Statement Analysis For Business |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 927 |
Entrepreneurial Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 926 |
Advanced Managerial Finance |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 928 |
Multinational Financial Management |
Spring |
6 |
Electives | |||
LAW 970 |
Banking and Financial Institutions Law |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 925 |
Banking Theory and Practice |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 922 |
Investment Management |
Autumn |
6 |
STAT920 |
Stochastic Methods in Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 955 |
International Banking |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 956 |
Bank Lending & Securities |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 923 |
Portfolio Management |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 957 |
Portfolio Simulation |
Spring |
6 |
ECON940 |
Statistics for Decision Making |
Spring |
6 |
Note: With permission of the Associate Head of School (Finance), students may include FIN987 Special Topic in Finance among the elective subjects.
Professional Recognition
Recognised by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and is recognised by CPA Australia as a Specialist Masters Degree.
Student Income Support
In 2007, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) announced that it has made provisions to extend student income support (Austudy and Youth Allowance) to students undertaking professionally oriented masters programmes.
The Master of Applied Finance has been approved by DEEWR as an eligible Masters programme for Student Income Support.
Students who have queries about their income support eligibility should contact Centrelink on 13 2490 for further information.
Other Information
Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: accfin@uow.edu.au